AD 2016-11-19

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Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

AD Number
2016-11-19
Status
final_rule
Effective Date
Product Category
aircraft
Docket
Docket No. FAA-2016-3988
FR Citation
81 FR 39541

Applicability

TypeManufacturerModelDetails
aircraft Airbus A330-200 Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Airplanes

Unsafe Condition

Chafing of the feeder cable at the pylon-wing junction due to vibration, including broken cable loom plastic support bracket of the G-route and wire chafing due to clamp damage, which could result in an electrical short circuit near a flammable fluid vapor zone, and consequent fire or fuel tank explosion.

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Required Actions

Modify the cable loom support bracket of the G-route of the inboard pylons at the pylon-wing junction.

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Compliance Time

Within 12 months of the effective date (July 22, 2016).

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Affected Aircraft

Airbus Model A330-200, -200 Freighter, and -300 series airplanes; and all Airbus Model A340-200, -300, -500, and -600 series airplanes.

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